Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
SHILLONG, Oct 8: Amidst the growing tension and protest on the contentious issue of uranium mining and the pre-project development activities, Meghalaya Governor RS Mooshahary sought to set at rest speculations and apprehensions in the minds of some sections of the people and NGOs regarding mining of the radio-active mineral. …
ON AUGUST 24, the Meghalaya government decided to hand over a large parcel of land in West Khasi Hills to the Uranium Corporation of India Limited. Citizens
Leasing of land to UCIL SHILLONG: Protesting the leasing of land to the Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL), KSU staged a sit-in demonstration in front in city on Tuesday. Last month the Congress-led MUA government approved to lease out 422 hectare of land for 30 years to UCIL for …
By Lamphrang Nongspung SHILLONG: " Do not fall into the trap of the big promises of the UCIL. The company has a reputation of misleading the people only to fulfill their own interests even if it is at the cost of human lives." These were exhortations of the common villagers …
Despite Protests, Meghalaya Says People In Favour Of Extraction As protests gather pitch against uranium mining in Khasi Hills, with a students body taking the lead, Meghalaya government has assured the Centre that people were in favour of the project and the state would be able to clinch pre-mining development …
Uranium mining By Lamphrang Nongspung JADUGODA: Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) started uranium mining operations in Jadugoda in the early 60s, but what is distressing to note is the stark poverty surrounding the area and the lack of basic infrastructure, leave alone modern amenities. This indicates that UCIL has …
SHILLONG: The MUA Government will hold talks with KSU on the contentious issue of UCIL's first-phase development programmes on Friday. The authorities invited KSU for the discussion on Thursday, a day after the Khasi students' body announced a series of "soft agitation" in protest against the State Government's disregard for …
By Lamphrang Nongspung Jadugoda: The Adivasi tribals living close to the uranium mining sites in Jadugoda, Jharkhand are facing a serious threat of being wiped out as a large number afflicted with various kinds of strange ailments and abnormal health conditions. This shocking fact was unearthed by a team of …
SHILLONG: KHNAM has asked the government for a White Paper on the UCIL "pre-project" development programmes and the proposed uranium project in West Khasi Hills district. The Central Executive Council of KHNAM has decided to make representations to Chief Minister DD Lapang and ask him to stop the UCIL development …
SHILLONG: Chief Minister DD Lapang has reiterated that the government would not revoke Cabinet's decision on leasing of land to the Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL). ''The government has decided not to revoke the Cabinet's decision on the leasing of 422 hectares of land to the UCIL for 30 …
SHILLONG, Sept 15: The West Khasi Hills Confederation of Association for Development (WKHCAD) today met Chief Minister DD Lapang demanding absolute coverage to the West Khasi Hills district in terms of development with the UCIL-earmarked money of Rs 209 crore. WKHDAC led by West Khasi Hills Students
SHILLONG, Sept 14: Opposition to the proposed uranium mining in West Khasi Hills has gained its momentum during the public rally taken out by the anti-uranium lobby spearheaded by the KSU, LYWA and HSPDP today. The rally held at Umdohlun, around 160 km from Shillong, witnessed speakers of NGOs speaking …
